Omaha daily bee., 1887-02-07
FORECAST OF CONGRESS.
Measures to BE Considered BY Both
Branches the Coming Week.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6.-Quite large
amount of work has been laid out by the SEN
ate for the coming week, but the order in
which the measures are to follow each other
has not been tXcd The morning hour of
each day is to be devoted to the consideration
of measures which have passed the house
and been reported favorable by the senate
committees. At 2 o'clock tomorrow bill
granting charter to the Eads ship-railway-
which is unfinished buSness-wll be lald
before the senate Should this bill be passed
by the senate it is the purpose of the friends
of the Nicaraguan canal bill to call up that
measure as soon rs possible, holding that
the rival projects to which these two
bills are designed to give governmental
recognition, should be treated alike and
impartially. Senator Hawlcy has given no.
tce of his proposal to call up forthwith one
Of the two bills to encourage the manufac-
ture of modern ordnance, to be followed i'm
mediately by the other. One of these meas
ures relates to army ana the other to
navy ordnance. They were introduced by
Senator Cameron in December, 1885, and
were reported from the committee on coast
defenses last May. The two measures. which
are parts of one generals scheme, apprOpr-
ate SS,OOO,OOO each. An amendment to the
one which relates to the army has been Of
fcred by Senator Dolph and reported tavora-
bly, by the committee on coast defenses
proposing a further appropriation of
SIS, 900 for the construction of coast de-
fenses. The general features of the plan
embodied IN these bills and the proposed
amendment apprOpriating at once S2l,0O0,OO0
for guns and coast detenses are understoodto to
meet the almost unanimous approval of
the senate. There may be considerable d-
versty OF opinion regarding the details
~, 1lE ntAr Iinf Mast
Troy, \. p, and navy yard in Washington as
establishments in connection with which gun
factories for the army and navy respectively
are authorized to be established. Senator
ingalls, intends to call up as soon as possible
his bill repeating the litigation placed upon
the arrears OF pension act, the OBJECT of
which, If passed, will be to entitle each pen
sioner to back pay from date of death or
disability regardless of the time when
the application was made. The senate
is almost equally divided with respect
to the merits of this measure, test vote of
last week disclosing one majority in its favor
Senator lloar who reported tie Judiciary
committees substitute for the house resou-
ton for investigating the accounts of the
subsidized Pacific railroads, intends to bring
the measure before the senate for action dur
ing the week. He has publicly declared his
opposition to it and he Will open the debate
with speech setting forth generally his OBJ
iectionS to the procrusteant methods of deal
ing with corporate rights and particularly his
aversion to the proposed increase from % to
40 per cent of the net earnings to be collected
| from these corporations Senator Plumb
has charge of the postoflice appropriation
| bill, which has the right of way whenever he
may choose to call it up. Wednesday will be
| devoted to eulogies on Senator Logan. To-
| morrow for the first time since the holiday
| recess the members of the house will indivd-
| ually have the opportunity to offer motions
| for the passage OF measures under n suSpen-
sion of the rules. Efforts will be made to
| pass in this matter several bills providing for
| the erection of public buildings and the posi-
| laws by special order Tuesday has
| been set aside for the consideration of busi-
ness reported from the committee on foreign
| affairs. The first measure to be called up
under this order is the Chinese indemnity
| BILL which will be followed by the fisheries
retaliation bill, if the committees shall have
compiled its consideration by that day.
| Wednesday and Thursday will probably be
| consumed in the discussion of the diplomatic
| and consular appropriation bill and the con-
| sideratOn of the naval appropriation bill
| may also be entered upon and displace
| private business on Friday The agricul-
| tural committee will make an effort to secure
tnal action upon the = pleuro-pneumonia
| bill during the week. Saturday has been
| designated for the consideration of the SEN
| ate trade dollar redemption bill, and as there
| is much oppOsi ton manifested the discussion
| will consume a day. The routine of the
week, however, may be interrupted If
Weaver OF Iowa carries out his publicly an
| nounnced intention OF rising to question of
| privilege and calling the attention of the
| house to what he regards as violation of
| law on the part of the secretary of the treas
| ury IN regard to the issuance of one dollar
| and two dollar notes. Such action on his
| part would undoubtedly give rise to pro-
| tracted financial debate.